| China Signs $3 Billion Oil Deal With Iraq 1 day ago by Doug Mataconis I’m guess that this isn’t exactly the kind of news that John McCain wants to have come out right before the Republican convention: SHANGHAI, China (AP) — China and Iraq have signed a $3 billion deal revising an earlier agreement for China’s biggest oil company to help develop the Ahdab oil field, an ... Below The Beltway - belowthebeltway.com · Rank: 59,028 · 201 references |
| India trains: took the pains, make the gains 2 days ago by indiainsights The Financial Times comments on India rail’s passenger and business enormity, more is coming down the track. Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh’s Independence Day speech describes rail’s “ new dynamism”. Even foreign governments are impressed. Iran reportedly sought advice to modernise its system. Enorm ... India Insights - india-insights.co.uk |
| Do You Recognize the World of the Democrats? 2 days ago by The Elephant's Child Democrats live in an alternate universe. The world that exists in Democrat convention speeches is an unfamiliar place to me. Bleak. Everyone is a victim. America is a terrible place, the economy is deep in a recession, no one has health care so people are obviously dying in the streets, the war is a ... American Elephants - americanelephant.wordpress.com · Rank: 3,767 · 22 references |